On Friday I introduced to my students a new project which requires them to research a supreme court case that had an impact on Jim Crow laws. As an exit activity on Friday, I requested some feedback from my students as to how effective the activity was…we measured this activity by looking at enjoyment and…
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The video above was taken during one of my social studies classes as we reviewed civil rights amendments. The strategy that we are using is called circle the sage and is taken from Kagan Learning Strategies. Mr. McClung
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Students, today we will be using a web tool called Prezi. This website will allow us to create online presentations in a unique fashion. For today, you will need to setup your Prezi account…open Prezi in one tab and watch the instructional video that I have provided for you on the other tab. Today will…
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Today in class we continued our conversations about the Civil War as we discuss the end of the of the war and the Emancipation Proclamation. In the video above, Jackson explains what exactly the Emancipation Proclamation was. We also talked about how government began taking an active role and helping former slaves adjust to life…
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Today in class we talked quite a bit about leadership and what it takes to be a good leader. Our conversation about leadership comes on the heels of a previous discussion we had about the battle of Pea Ridge and how despite the odds being stacked against the Union troops that they were able to…
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Yesterday in class I pose the question to my students, what the removal of Native American tribes from their homeland wrong or was it necessary for expansion of the US in the 1800’s? Students discussed this point in class and made arguments for either the American need for land or the rights of Native Americans….
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Yesterday in class we discussed the Trail of Tears and it’s relationship to Arkansas history. The Trial of Tears was the forced relocation of Native Americans during the early 1800’s. I challenged my students yesterday to create a Haiku using their newly found knowledge of the Trial of Tears, and here is what they gave…
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As we continue to move forward with our study of Arkansas history, we now begin to enter the portion of history that deals with Arkansas becoming a territory. For the past two days we have discussed the boundaries that were established by the Missouri Compromise in regards to slavery in the US. As explained in…
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In class today, we took sometime to discuss why we are proud to be from Arkansas. Coleman and Aria take a minute to explain why they are proud of Arkansas. For me I personally take pride in the fact that Arkansas is one of the best kept secrets in the United States. Especially here in…
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A few weeks back, my students began an Arkansas city project using Glogster. Students were asked to research a selected city within Arkansas and record their findings using Glogster…sorta like using an online poster board. Students recently finished their project and submitted them for review. Glogster provides a great service for teachers who want to…
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